Dr. Tarun Praharaj

About Dr. Tarun Praharaj

• Dr. Tarun Praharaj, the highly reputed cardiologist, has 41 years of experience.
• Coronary angioplasty, primary angioplasty, valvuloplasty, high-risk and complex coronary interventions, and stenting are some areas of his specialties.
• Dr. Praharaj was given the opportunity to treat Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa in 1993 and 1996. He performed stent angioplasty on a 94-year-old man, one of India’s oldest surviving patients, and celebrated his 101 birthday in 2011. He also performed the implantation of a drug-coated stent on a 75-year-old lady, which was the first-ever procedure of its kind in India.
• He did his MBBS from the VSS Medical College, Sambalpur University, in 1983. He completed his MD in cardiology at Phil. Heart Center Q.C. Philippines in 1988, followed by FACC from the American College of Cardiology in 2000. He has several fellowships to his educational qualification.
• He has been honored with many awards, including the Mother Teresa International Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
• He is associated with the Indian Medical Association and the Cardiological Society of India. 
• His papers have been published in multiple national and global journals. He has also presented papers at many conferences across the globe.

Education

• MBBS, VSS Medical College, Sambalpur University, 1983
• MD (Cardiology), Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
• Junior fellowship Adult Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
• Senior fellowship Adult Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
• Clinical Research Fellowship, Invasive Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
• Associate Fellow of Philippines College of Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC), USA, 2000

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